Right, since I last posted art in here, we've announced our brand new comic, a television contract, had our Bristol and London Book Launches for Baggage, and posted up an exclusive free Baggage Halloween comic. You can read/view it all on our blog HERE!

I know it's a little while to Christmas yet, but when it comes to ordering gifts online, you really do need to plan ahead! So, for all those of you who know someone (or ARE someone) who wants to spend Christmas day rifling through literally thousands of illustrations, concepts, roughs, design sheets unseen artwork and more from my work in the comic, book and animation industries, then this is the deal for you!

From now until the 20TH NOVEMBER you can get a whopping 20% of the mighty El Sketchbook Lorenzo SIX HUNDRED PAGE sketch book!

Simply go HERE, (where there is now a NEW updated preview the book), add a copy to your basket, and at checkout enter the code NOVBOOKS11 and claim your money off!

Yes that's right! The free issues of The Phoenix issue ZERO are now available for you to get your greedy mitts on! All you have to do is visit thephoenixcomic.co.uk/waitrose enter your address details and the Waitrose Offer Code - PHOENIX1 - and a FREE copy of the comic will be posted to your home!

Of course, the big deal for us in issue zero is that it contains the world's first glimpse of our new comic book EPIC, Long Gone Don. Here, to whet your appetite is a SERIOUSLY sneaky peek at how that's going to look!

But don't waste any time - there are only limited stocks of this bonus, exclusive, one-of-a-kind preview and they're going FAST!

Hey folks! My brand new Stranski print from Ink-Dot and Hello Blue is now available for purchase through our store! Go HERE and scroll down the prints section on the right to check it out and purchase!

Hey folks! Still looking for that perfect Christmas gift, and want to give something EXTRA personal? Then why not come down the Bristol Galleries branch of Waterstone's on Saturday December 17th and get a copy of Baggage or Monkey Nuts dedicated to your nearest and dearest (or yourself!). I'll be doing a sketch in every copy, and Robin will be writing his typically amusing dedications! Come down, chat to us, and have a jolly old time!

Dearest readers, friends and fellow adventurers! We Etheringtons would like to wish you the absolute Merriest of Christmases! Thank you all for following and supporting our exploits this year, we hope you all have a wonderful yuletide holiday!

2012 is just around the corner, and it's looking like it's going to be a rather exciting year, but before all that kicks off let's wrap our prezzies and share some warm fuzzy sentimental love!

Last day of 2011! I hope you're all enjoying the festive holidays, and are fired up for a big NYE jamboree! For those of you who know that the REAL big event happens on the 7th January, with the Launch of The Phoenix, today's post will be of particular interest. I present below the original cast designs for our epic new comic series LONG GON DON.

A page here from the second episode of Long Gone Don, featuring all manner of weird objects being spat at our heroes by some giant unknown nasty! You can read Long Gone Don every week, only in The Phoenix!

Want to brush away those February blues? Then come see us at The Cardiff Comics and Animation Expo in just under three weeks' time! We'll be sketching, signing, chatting and generally having fun all weekend at our Etherington Brothers stand, so drop by, say hey, and maybe pick up a book or two!